The House voted to allow TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline, and the Senate is expected to follow suit Tuesday. But President Barack Obama may veto the bill, and TransCanada may decide the project's economics don't work given low crude oil prices.

A new report from the Center for Effective Government concludes that small business panels that review proposed regulations at EPA, OSHA and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau simply give big businesses another shot at weakening public protections.